Americans Hate Congress Want Jobs
This New York Times poll is interesting. It shows that despite the media onslaught and the lies pumped out by the Republicans, nearly two-thirds of Americans believe that creating jobs…
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Libertarianism Is Not Paleo
What does supporting wars against people in far off countries have to do with being paleo? A couple of years ago I had put on about 20 pounds and was…
Why Is The NDP Buckling On The Bloc?
It's sad to listen to Nycole Turmel's mea culpa's in the news as she pleads over and over that she is now and has always been a federalist. Almost half…
Nycole Turmel & The Media’s B.S. Loyalty Test
This is a story that isn’t a story. NDP interim leader Nycole Turmel has a long history as a union activist and progressive. She was president of the Public Service…
Egypt, Revolution & Islamism
Secular protesters retake Tahrir Square after Islamist's depart. They chant for a secular state and against the military leadership. While outside commentators have repeatedly suggested that Egypt's revolution has stalled…
Could Ontario NDP Pull A Layton?
This is interesting: The Forum Research survey found Hudak’s Tories at 38 per cent — down from 41 per cent in June — to McGuinty’s Liberals at 28 per cent,…
Ross Perot, the Tea Party: Why Are Third Party Politics In the US So Crazy?
As radical as they think that they are, the Tea Party follows a pattern of attempts to create a third party in the US political duopoly - which, let's face…
Pits Of Hell Not Deep Enough For Murdoch’s Crew
You could almost be forgiven for thinking that the scumbag hacks & corporate puppetmasters couldn't possibly sink any lower than what had already been revealed. I mean, Murdoch's crew of…
Afghanistan In Disarray? Blame Iran Even If It’s B.S.
I'm sure it's just a coincidence that at the end of a bad month for the client regime in Afghanistan and the NATO colonial project in general, that the US…
Ethical Oil? Tory Scum Polishes Turd
There really is no lie too big, no corporate filth too odious that there isn't some Tory bagman who isn't willing to try and sell it to us as a…
"Saturated Fat Is Bad": The Lie That Never Dies
Go ahead & eat it: you know you want to I came across this article in Health & Fitness section of today's Globe & Mail. A reader asks Leslie Beck,…
Child Obesity: Abuse Or Moral Panic
A number of articles were sent my way today about the phenomenon in the USA and Scotland - and probably in Canada - of charging parents with child abuse if…
Debt crisis: Boehner’s Boner
The US debt crisis has escalated after Republicans were forced to rewrite their proposal to lift the debt ceiling, because they miscalculated how much the original plan would cut spending.In…
Taliban Makes Itself Popular By Killing NATO-Backed Crooks
I'm sure there will be paeans of praise for the now late mayor of Kandahar, particularly in the North American median. The Globe & Mail, for instance, suggests that Mayor…
Are The Ford Brothers Cartoon Characters?
One day it's Rob Ford lying about labour costs on the radio, then his brother is lying about the number of libraries vs Tim Hortons in his ward. This week…